Social Psychology - AP

the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 723)

suggests how we explain someone's behavior—by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 724)

the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 724)

feelings often based on our beliefs, which predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 726)

the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 727)

the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. For example, when our awareness of our attitudes and of our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 728)

adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 732)

influence resulting from one's willingness to accept others' opinions about reality.

influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval.

stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others.

the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable.

the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity.

the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group.

the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives.

unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members.